Pink Raya (Part 2)

Buds spotted a week ago and bloomed today.

Well it isn't exactly a perfect bloom like the ones from nursery Rose Specialist, Sg Buloh.

Thankfully the scent is the same. Place your nose 3-inches from the rose, a sniff of wonderful sweet smell like red syrup. Yumm!!

I'm guessing it's Cramoisi Supérieur (or China Rose or Agrippina). A quote by Soulgardenlove "In my garden September 26, 2007 LOVE IT!! :) Cramoisi Supérieur is sweet!."

Yesterday, it looked like this. We had really strong winds after midnight followed by heavy downpour that lasted a few hours.

So I was pleasantly surprised by it beautiful bloom this morning.

Or it could be Louise Odier, a Bourbon Rose. Davy's Lousiana Gardening mentioned how easy to grow this rose, blooms year-round and like an evergreen. I just hope I got this rose named right!

Elegant bright lilac pink rose - don't you agree?
Very fragrant of raspberry and deep Damask rose. More of these blooms, its fragrance could fill your garden 2 feet away.




The center of the rose is quartered framed by outwardly folding petals, which form an intricate lacing of concentric circles (see pic). This rose can grow up to 8 feet high on Dave's garden.

It can be vulnerable to blackspot and mildew, so precautions may be necessary. Dave suggests to plant Louise Odier as center stage in your garden, void of other bright plants so that the rose's fine features can be accentuated.

Next to China Rose or Bourbon Rose (I seriously don't know which)

is the 'Christian Dior' rose bloomed together with it. I'm getting Dior blooms half the original purchased size. It is a medium red Hybrid Tea rose with large flowers. The scent not as strong, perhaps the size of bloom carry the strength of its scent? But with both roses in bloom, I could sniff them 2 feet away!

Update Sep-24: It was time to fertilise the roses, I was manouvering my 20 liter watering-can and ...  Ack! China Rose or Bourbon Rose went into pieces, all petals fell. Gosh! So delicate?

Leaving solo Dior Rose bloom.